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A polymorphism of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene predicts cardiovascular events in non-smokers in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study.
European heart journal - 1 Oct 2003
Freeman Dilys J, Samani Nilesh J, Wilson Valerie, McMahon Alex D, Braund Peter S, Cheng Suzanne, Caslake Muriel J, Packard Chris J, Gaffney Dairena
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The association of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene polymorphisms with risk of a cardiovascular event and whether any association was explained by an influence on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) size was tested in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study (WOSCOPS). Gene-smoking and gene-treatment interactions were investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:...
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